Jan Karon

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After five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from a so-called pleasure trip to the land of his Irish ancestors.
While glad to be at home in Mitford, something is definitely missing: a pulpit. But when he’s offered o...

Jeremy is a handmade English bunny with honesty sewn into his very being. So when he learns that he was made for someone in North Carolina, Jeremy hops right off to deliver himself to his new owner. But North Carolina is a long way from England, as Jeremy quickly learns. Before he can be safely hom...

Jan Karon's new series, launched with her New York Times bestselling Home to Holly Springs, thrilled legions of Mitford devotees, and also attracted a whole new set of readers. "Lovely," said USA Today. "Rejoice!" said The Washington Post.
In this second novel, Father Tim and Cynthia arrive in the...

Sometimes a trip back home becomes a journey of the soul.
Thirty-eight years have passed since Father Tim Kavanagh left his Mississippi hometown, determined not to return. Then he receives a handwritten note postmarked Holly Springs. Cryptic and unsigned, it says only “Come home.” These two wo...

"Violet Comes to Stay" is the first in a series of storybooks inspired by Cynthia Coppersmith, Father Tim's wife from Jan Karon's bestselling Mitford Years series. Jan Karon's legions of fans will love this timeless story about the endearing white kitten named Violet, charmingly written by Melanie ...

The ninth novel in the beloved Mitford series, by the bestselling author of "At Home in Mitford" and "Somebody Safe with Somebody Good" Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to "come up higher" more than once. But he's never been asked to do the impossible--until now. The retired Episcopal priest tak...

Now available in paperback--a gently told parable by the New York Times bestselling author of the Mitford Years series that relays a story of patience, and of the special rewards that come from being different from everyone else. Full color....

Readers flocked home to Mitford last Christmas, making The Mitford Snowmen a New York Times bestseller. In Esther's Gift, Esther Bolick is filled with the holiday spirit as she prepares to bake the annual batch of her famous-and utterly scrumptious-orange marmalade cakes. Right after Christmas Eve...

Father Tim has always lived what he calls "the life of the mind" and has never learned to savor the work of his hands. But that changes when he finds a derelict nativity scene that has suffered the indignities of time and neglect. Does he have what it takes to restore the assembly? It's the beginni...

WORDS OF WISDOM FROM MITFORD -- A TREASURY OF QUOTES THAT INSPIRE AND COMFORT FATHER TIM
In Jan Karon's bestselling Mitford Years series, Father Tim Kavanagh is more than the local rector. He's a friend an counselor to nearly everyone in the village.
For his own comfort and enjoyment, he turns to...

IN THIS MOUNTAIN finds Father Time and Cynthia again living in Mitford, following their stint on Whitecap Island a few years ago. Newly retired, Father Tim realises he dislikes change. Bored sitting at home trying to write a book of essays, while Cynthia is winning awards and receiving invites to t...

It's Christmastime in Mitford, and everyone's favorite characters are filled with holiday spirit. In The Mitford Snowmen, a swirling snowfall brings them to Main Street for a snowman-building contest complete with doughnuts, hot chocolate, and contagious good cheer. A charming small trim size and e...

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Father Tim and Cynthia
Mitford's Lord's Chapel seats barely two hundred souls, yet millions of Jan Karon's fans can attend the most joyous event in years the wedding of Father Tim Kavanagh and Cynthia Coppersmith.
Will Father Tim fall apart when he ...

The fifth novel in the Mitford series, by the bestselling author of "At Home in Mitford" and "Somebody Safe with Somebody Good" In "A New Song," Mitford's longtime Episcopal priest, Father Tim, retires. However, new challenges and adventures await when he agrees to serve as interim minister of a s...

Ninety-nine year old Miss Fannie has lots of hats, and she loves them all. But her favorite is the pink straw hat with the silk roses. That's the one Miss Fannie has worn on Easter Sunday for the past thirty-five years. When Miss Fannie's preacher asks her to donate one of her precious hats to the ...

Readers across America have discovered a simple truth:
A trip to Mitford is good for the soul.
Thousands of readers have found a home in Mitford, the little town with the big heart. But now change is coming to the village. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife are pondering the murky u...

America's favorite small town will find a big place in your heart.
In These High, Green Hills we're once again in Mitford, a southern village of local characters so heartwarming and hilarious you'll wish you lived right next door.
At last, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, h...

Welcome back to Mitford, the little town with the big heart
His attractive neighbor is tugging at his heartstrings. A wealthy widow is pursuing him with hot casseroles. And his red-haired Cousin Meg has moved into the rectory, uninvited.
As you can see, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor,...

Enter the world of Mitford, and you won't want to leave
It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable.
Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa ...